My initial instinct says NO.As I figure the weight of the car and the stops and starts would effectively maximum load the rope multiple times.. thereby its as if a large number of factor 2 falls have been done.

Am I correct in this or am I being stupid?

my logic is the rope is made for 80kg human.. not 1000kg car..So pull car and you get alot more stretch and higher forces than rope is meant to have.

yes this is also funny.. but not so funny now that a new rope is needed as that hurts the money pocket

Definitely ditch whatever section of the rope was used for towing (If a large section was safely tucked away in the car this can be rescued for gym use or really short crags). Ive actually snapped a climbing rope towing a car before!! so dont mess about with the used rope.

Interestingly oil and grease have zero effect on nylon and do not affect the strength of the rope. You can safely wash off oil or grease with washing up detergent. What does damage nylon is any form of solvent as well as all acids or strong alkalines. So battery acid, petrol, acetone etc. as well as any cleaning agent that uses solvents (ammonia is particularly damaging to nylon) are dangerous for your gear. Even tiny amounts of solvent (the damage may not be visible) will trash a rope.

Or you can send it to my mom, she recycles ropes in Pietermaritzburg. She'll cover the cost to mail it from anywhere in SA and you'll know that your rope wont end up in a landfill or become a tool for someone else to kill themselves on.

fivesix wrote:Or you can send it to my mom, she recycles ropes in Pietermaritzburg. She'll cover the cost to mail it from anywhere in SA and you'll know that your rope wont end up in a landfill or become a tool for someone else to kill themselves on.